For New Year’s Eve, Nashville is once again holding its annual Big Bash. Headliners including Lainey Wilson, Jason Aldean, and Bailey Zimmerman. The event will be televised on CBS-TV. Hosts are comedian Bert Kreisher & Hardy. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke to Hardy about hosting a national TV show. “I’m told that Bert threw […]
The first co-host of 2026 is Parmalee, who are in the Top 5 with Cowgirl. The guys look ahead to their plans for the new year. They also talk about a bunch of their friends in the Top 30, including Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, and Tucker Wetmore. The guys performed in Miami on New Year’s Day. […]
This week, Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton counted down the Top 60 of 2025. When he got to the top, he spoke with the artist who has the #1 song of the year. This was a very unusual situation, because the song peaked at #1 exactly one year ago. But radio stations continued to play […]
This wknd, Lon wraps up our countdown of the Top 60 of 2025. Along the way, you’ll hear highlights from our co-hosts, including Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Ella Langley, Riley Green, Jordan Davis, Thomas Rhett, and many more. When we get to the top, Lon will speak with the artist who has the #1 song […]
There are this week’s Top 20 Christmas songs as played on country radio stations nationally. Lainey Wilson has the newest song in our chart. Radio stations are also playing new holiday songs by Dan + Shay, Luke Bryan & Ella Langley, Jon Pardi, Chris Janson, Zach Top, and LeAnn Rimes. The list was compiled by […]
This wknd Lon begins his countdown of the Top 60 country hits of 2025, along with highlights from his co-hosts during the past year. You’ll hear about new babies from Jordan Davis, Cody Johnson, and Scotty McCreery. Lainey Wilson talks about her fiancé Duck Devlin. Jelly Roll describes his CRS interview with Eric Church. Jon Pardi recalls baby advice he received from Kane Brown. Plus many […]
The co-hosts this wknd are Dan + Shay, who co-host themselves while Lon is away. The guys just released a new holiday song “Long Live Christmas.” Last year, they released “It’s Officially Christmas: The Double Album.” Lots of holiday music along with the week’s Top 30. Family update: Shay: “We have four kids, Asher, Ames, Abram and […]
The co-host this wknd is Riley Green, who is in our Top 5 with “Don’t Mind If I Do.” The song features Ella Langley. They just won 3 CMA Awards for their previous duet “You Look Like You Love Me.” Riley talks about how those songs have changed his life. Lon asked Riley about performing both […]
Chase Matthew achieved his first #1 song with “Darlin.’” Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton called Chase with the good news: “It’s been a long journey, but we made it happen. All I’ve ever wanted is see my name at the top of that chart. It’s pretty cool to see it up there. So grateful to […]
The day of Thanksgiving is celebrated in the USA on the last Thursday of November. The history of it goes back to English tradition during the 1500s. The pilgrims and puritans brought the tradition here. The first president, George Washington, proclaimed the first Thanksgiving in 1789. It was made a national holiday by Abraham Lincoln […]
